Slaves drop Jonny Craig

2019-01-31 by hobblepot | 60 Comments
Post-Hardcore group Slaves have fired Jonny Craig following his relapse. The band announced on the 24th of January that Craig was no longer in the band following an incident where Jonny gave into his heroin addiction and boarded a flight home whilst the band boarded a flight to go on tour. The band are apparently continuing to play shows, with Matt McAndrew taking Jonny's place for the time being.

You can read their initial statement below.

“To Whom It May Concern:

“It’s with a heavy heart that we announce that Jonny Craig has been removed from the band Slaves.

“We all have struggles in our daily life, but for some, those struggles are personally and physically dangerous. It is no secret that Jonny has battled with addiction in his personal life, sometimes those battles are won, and most recently lost. It’s also unfair for a band to rely on someone who just can’t rely on themselves. Addiction is a disease, and we hope Jonny gets the help that he needs. Unfortunately, Jonny chose his addiction over the band [and] left them high [and] dry while checking in for their international flight while he boarded a plane back home.

“As a band, we’ve worked too hard to stop now. Fans that have been touched by our music, everyone that has enjoyed our songs, to anyone that has met us as a band we will continue on with Slaves.

“Unfortunately, due to this, we are forced to cancel our Bristol, U.K. show tonight. Never fear, thankfully our good friend Matt McAndrew (who you’d recognize from The Voice) will be filling in on all remaining England [and] European dates to help us in this trying time. We also have some exciting news on the future of Slaves (we think you will be excited) coming soon.

“To everyone, thank you for your continued support.”

Jonny has not yet made a statement.

Tagged: Rain City Drive

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Valzentia
January 31st 2019
1407 Comments


late

widowslaugh123
January 31st 2019
4046 Comments


Can we stop talking about this guy now?

Snake.
January 31st 2019
25256 Comments


jonny craig laptop memes ecks dee

Slex
January 31st 2019
16562 Comments


Would be a great time for this dumpster fire of a band to call it quits

Valzentia
January 31st 2019
1407 Comments


something something macbook

Scoot
January 31st 2019
22201 Comments


this guy is a fucking waste of talent

needs to be out of the music business for good, he is extremely toxic and turns everything he touches to dogshit

zakalwe
January 31st 2019
38863 Comments


‘Jonny gave into his heroin addiction’

Sounds like an edgy as fuck children’s book

sharkmsc
January 31st 2019
446 Comments


Fuck, I really enjoyed their most recent album and from a technical perspective, I have looked up to a lot of his vocal performances.

butt.
January 31st 2019
10954 Comments


can't wait for Jonny's next failed project after he fixes himself and relapses again

OwMySnauze
January 31st 2019
2527 Comments


Great news, now he can go back to DGD

TheSpirit
Emeritus
January 31st 2019
30304 Comments


Posers. Heroin dropped him first.

zakalwe
January 31st 2019
38863 Comments


Slave to the skag.

hobblepot
January 31st 2019
2947 Comments


"Sounds like an edgy as fuck children’s book"

Jonny looked everywhere, but he just couldn't find those pesky MacBooks! How would he get his drug money now? he asked himself. Just then, Jonny had an idea, he'd pretend to have MacBooks! He chuckled, and started posting on craigslist, all the while imagining how much brown he would be able to buy!

hobblepot
January 31st 2019
2947 Comments


"late"

I've had a hard time accessing the site as of late, the servers were completely unreachable yesterday and this morning. If I'm so late how come you didn't post this yourself?

zakalwe
January 31st 2019
38863 Comments


‘Jonny grew hungrier and hungrier and felt dirty as he sucked cock for more brown, poor Jonny’

hobblepot
January 31st 2019
2947 Comments


Jk Rowling can step down, I think we might have the next best childrens book series, 'Jonny Craig and the Goblet of Skag'

Nomos2
January 31st 2019
1870 Comments


Jonny and Michael Keene should start a band together

Nobody would show up for practice and no music would get made

zakalwe
January 31st 2019
38863 Comments


lol.

Jonny Craig and the prisoner of mustavabag

Uzumaki
January 31st 2019
4477 Comments


Meh. Bye, Felicia.

Nomos2
January 31st 2019
1870 Comments


I think this is supposed to be sad and I really did dig Chiodos in high school and he gave some of the best DGD vocals, but what the fuck man stop fucking over fans and bandmates. Let this be a lesson to any band considering desperately bringing him onto their project. Name's tarnished beyond repair.

Slex
January 31st 2019
16562 Comments


He was involved with Chiodos? Never knew that

Slex
January 31st 2019
16562 Comments


Also, my entry is Jonny Craig and the Macbook of Secrets

hobblepot
January 31st 2019
2947 Comments


"Also, my entry is Jonny Craig and the Macbook of Secrets"

Warner Brothers already want the film rights

Nomos2
January 31st 2019
1870 Comments


ahahahahahaha nevermind what the fuck

this is some serious Barenstein Universe bullshit right here, but I think it was just the name that screwed me up

you're right Freddie. I always thought it was Jonny Craig. It was Craig Owens.

ConcubinaryCode
January 31st 2019
7556 Comments


Imagine getting kicked out of your own band.

hobblepot
January 31st 2019
2947 Comments


Imagine being fired from a third band, technically his fourth firing he got fired from DGD twice

Nomos2
January 31st 2019
1870 Comments


haha wait DGD booted him twice? jesus this guy has had so many wakeup calls and does nothing about it. He should be fine for money (what he didn't blow on heroin) and has the support of plenty of fans willing to be strung along. He's got no excuse for not going through rehab successfully at this point. People with a lot less going for them and much less resources are able to do it.

JayEnder
January 31st 2019
19849 Comments


“Imagine getting kicked out of your own band”

[2] lol heroin amirite

TenSecondsToThink
January 31st 2019
1889 Comments


judgement on the internet, a timeless classic

Spec
January 31st 2019
39436 Comments


So much talent wasted. I've been through the shit and it definitely takes over but at some point you need to take some responsibility for yourself.

BAT
January 31st 2019
1812 Comments


Actually read this like a week ago and jonny craig did make a statement within like a day saying hes going to rehab, 420 commwnts tho

JayEnder
February 1st 2019
19849 Comments


Drugs are bad mmkay?

Feather
February 1st 2019
10112 Comments


"I think this is supposed to be sad and I really did dig Chiodos in high school and he gave some of the best DGD vocals, but what the fuck man stop fucking over fans and bandmates. Let this be a lesson to any band considering desperately bringing him onto their project. Name's tarnished beyond repair."

... Jonny Craig was never in Chiodos ... that was Craig Owens LOL

Feather
February 1st 2019
10112 Comments


oops sorry Nomos! You already corrected yourself :-)

Feather
February 1st 2019
10112 Comments


Craig Owens was kicked out of Chiodos though, started a new band and then returned ... pretty similar to Jonny Craig. Strange.

Lavair
February 1st 2019
949 Comments


What's the thing about a MacBook?

Feather
February 1st 2019
10112 Comments


@Iceland like 10 years ago he sold non-existent macbooks to a couple fans and basically just stole a few thousand bucks from them

scoopitypoop
February 1st 2019
115 Comments


This is terrible. Their last album has gotten me through a lot.. Get help, buddy.

MillionDead
February 1st 2019
5325 Comments


He's never going to stop being a piece of shit. Not implying that all addicts/users are pieces of shit, but HE certainly is. He was even an asshole sober.

GhostB1rd
February 1st 2019
7938 Comments


JC too gangsta for these squares anyway.

ConcubinaryCode
February 1st 2019
7556 Comments


"judgement on the internet, a timeless classic"
This is someone that deserves it though.

joshieboy
February 1st 2019
8258 Comments


Good call, stay the fuck away from heroin addicts

DreamAgain
February 1st 2019
2470 Comments


How can Slaves drop the member that created the band lmao.

Also Craig is the only reason that band is in any way relevant, musically from any other aspect it's uninspired at best. And even they still weren't very good.

pjquinones747
February 1st 2019
4241 Comments


Band sucks singer sucks hopefully they break up or stop making vocal-centric garbage.

YungSadgod
February 1st 2019
22 Comments


yo wait

this band had people other than Jonny Craig?

BallsToTheWall
February 1st 2019
51218 Comments


People post this but not As I Lay Dying’s tour dates. That’s lame as fuck.

bananatossing
February 2nd 2019
2328 Comments


I wish him the best, but man this dude's career is ruined beyond repair.

J3wFro69
February 2nd 2019
67 Comments


Dude has a great voice but seems to enjoy continuously fucking himself over. Seems like a condescending douche too. Gonna have to agree with everyone hoping he just stays out of music for good. I can't believe any bands even pick him up knowing how toxic he is

MrCoffee
February 2nd 2019
187 Comments


Although I've never even heard him sing, I've been following this guy's saga for more than ten years, I think, because of this very website. And let me tell you all, it's been a wild, wild ride.

scoopitypoop
February 2nd 2019
115 Comments


Hopefully they can continue to make music and just not go on tour. Who would have thought taking a recovering heroin addict on metal tours would be a good idea?

DreamAgain
February 3rd 2019
2470 Comments


They sound so ignorant and uncaring about his issues. You don't "choose" your addiction over something else, and saying "everybody deals with stuff every day" really???


Craig needs some intensive CBT/DBT therapy.

bloc
February 3rd 2019
70094 Comments


Omg this thread is gold

OwMySnauze
February 3rd 2019
2527 Comments


Can we have a DBM III now?

momentsofclarity
February 4th 2019
617 Comments


Can we have a DBM III now? [2]

ShaquilleONeal
February 4th 2019
266 Comments


"wow someone else on sputnik with a humanizing, understanding view of addiction

props to you man"

I agree that Slaves sounds like a bunch of cunts, but at some point, Craig has to own up and take his help seriously. He is the only one who can break his addiction, not his friends.

spatulagrass
February 4th 2019
13 Comments


He will be back in a year, Jonny always comes back

Spec
February 4th 2019
39436 Comments


Honestly Slaves should probably just call it quits. Craig was the only reason anybody listened to them in the first place.

bach
February 4th 2019
16303 Comments


Dude is a misogynistic abuser but hope he finally gets off the dope

auberginedreams
February 4th 2019
6626 Comments


lol this guy
I mean I want to sympathize but he’s had like 10 second chances and he just can’t stop being shitty.

Storm In A Teacup
March 27th 2020
45734 Comments


So twenty minutes ago they posted a new music video with a new guy. Never even heard the old band but this new version is enjoyable.



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